Berkeley Lab develops next generation staves and strip detector technology for HL-LHC
A team of Berkeley Lab physicists and engineers are developing next generation silicon tracking technology for the LHC’s high-luminosity upgrade at CERN. In 2029, the Large Hadron Collider’s high-luminosity upgrade (HL-LHC) will increase its integrated luminosity by a factor of 10 beyond its current design value, enabling the facility to collect increased amounts of data for experiments that observe rare physical processes.
The upgrade will require new detectors and electronics that can handle high particle densities and high radiation levels, and significant technological advancements are being developed to address these challenges. To accommodate these advancements, the ATLAS experiment is completely replacing its Inner Detector with a multi-layered all-silicon Inner Tracker (ITk) that will extend its capabilities to precisely track charged particles.
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